Crocheted doll house and assembly thereof



Dec. 31, 1968 A. M. DQRNIK 3,418,747

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ATTORNEYS INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR FACING PIECES United States Patent 3,418,747 CROCHETED DOLL HOUSE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF Albina M. Dornik, 8500 Denison St., Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Filed Aug. 30, 1965, Ser. No. 483,410 12 Claims. (Cl. 4621) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A crocheted doll house which includes a plurality of walls and roof and which may also include a foundation. The doll house also includes facing pieces and supporting pieces conforming to the configuration of the walls and roof. The facing pieces are secured to the supporting pieces, and crocheted coverings are also provided for the walls and roof conforming to the configuration of the same. The crocheted coverings are secured to the facing pieces. The doll house may include interior as well as exterior facing pieces and crocheted coverings and may also include accessory items such as furniture, etc.

This invention relates generally as indicated to a crocheted doll house and assembly therefor and more particularly to such a house and assembly of the type which may be crocheted and assembled by people of practically any age as a pastime, amusement, recreation, etc.

The art of crocheting has, of course, been widely known for many years and is quite popular with certain types and ages of people, particularly women, for making various items of clothing, ornamental decorations, etc. Crocheting is particularly popular for making extraordinary gift items such as lace doilies and in general is a useful and constructive means for utilizing free time. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an attractive and unique new item of crocheting which has unusual appeal and may be used for various purposes, such as a novelty gift or family decoration.

It has also long been desired to provide a means to attract and retain the interest of younger people in crocheting for its educational value as a constructive means to occupy time and as a means of developing physical and mental co-ordination. Accordingly, it is another object of this invention to provide a new item of crocheting in the form of a doll house and an assembly therefor which is particularly attractable to and suitable for crocheting and assembling by younger people.

Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly for such a doll house which maybe conveniently and compactly packaged and distributed at any store where thread and yarn are available.

Other objects, features and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art after a reading of the following more detailed description of the invention.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, comprises the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the following description and the annexed drawing setting forth in detail a certain illustrative embodiment of the invention, this being indicative, however, of but one of the various ways in which the principle of the invention may be employed.

In said annexed drawing:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the crocheted doll house of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the foundation of the house;

FIGS. 37 are plan views of the walls and roof of the house; and

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating 3,418,747 Patented Dec. 31, 1968 'ice the manner in which the various components of the house are assembled.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the doll house is illustrated generally by the numeral 1 and comprises the usual component parts with crocheted coverings attached thereto. In FIG. 2, it will be seen that the house assembly is provided with a foundation 2 to which the walls, chimney, porch, etc. are attached in the places indicated. The walls are shown in FIGS. 3-6, designated by numerals 36 in which 3 and 4 are the front and rear walls of the house respectively and 5 and 6 are the two end walls thereof. Wall 5 is positioned adjacent chimney 7 as shown in FIG. 1. The roof of the house is shown at 8 and this has sections 9, 10 and 11 which may be folded along the lines illustrated into the intended configuration and placed on the house. The roof also has a cut out portion 12 which conforms to the outline of the chimney.

The doll house here described may also, of course, include various other features such as furniture, both indoor and outdoor, individual rooms, and in general any item commonly found in or associated with a house. For purposes of brevity, such features are not illustrated herein, but it is to be understood that they are within the intended confines of the invention.

Referring now particularly to FIG. 8, the manner of assembling the doll house is illustrated. The assembly for the house includes supporting pieces 13 and 14 and facing pieces such as 15 which conform to the configuration of the individual parts of the house to which crocheted coverings designated at 16 are to be attached. The manner of assembly of the house is as follows. The crocheted coverings 16, after being crocheted by the individual to conform to the configuration of the individual parts of the house, are first attached to the facing pieces, preferably by an adhesive such as glue, so that the coverings are firmly and accurately positioned on the facing pieces, which are relatively thin pieces of cardboard, paper, plastic, etc. After the coverings have been crocheted and attached to the facing pieces, these in turn are attached to the supporting pieces, which are sturdy thicker pieces of cardboard, plastic, etc., also preferably by an adhesive. The house preferably includes facing pieces for the interior and exterior of the walls and roof so that crocheted coverings may be attached on both sides thereof.

It has been found that the use of facing and supporting pieces is necessary to successful assembly of the house, as otherwise it is not possible to make a house with uniformly disposed coverings, a lopsided and uneven house resulting. The use of the facing and supporting pieces together, however, has been found to provide the necessary degree of fine adjustment in attaching the crocheted coverings so that they may be properly positioned before final assembly of the house.

To attach the component parts to the foundation of the house or to adjacent structural members, the supporting pieces are preferably provided with tabs 17 and 18 which may be folded along lines 19 and 20 (FIG. 8). These pieces may then be interconnected by an adhesive or other means to attach the tabs to the supporting piece of the adjacent member, that is, wall, roof, foundation etc. Although the above-described tab members are the preferred way of interconnecting adjacent components of the house, other methods may also be used within the scope of the invention, such as for example, the use of mating slots and tabs.

After the house has been completely assembled, the crocheted coverings on adjacent parts are preferably sewed together to provide further rigidity to the house and also to provide a more attractive doll house.

It Will thus be appreciated that the doll house of this invention is provided in a compact assembly of facing and supporting pieces which will normally be in the form of fiat pieces in the form of sheets or cards from which the.

various parts may be punched or cut. The individual parts may also, of course, be provided in their desired configuration, that is, already cut and removed from the sheets. Such assembly may thus be conveniently packaged in a relatively small container which can easily be placed in any store in the same department where threads and yarns are available.

Other modes of applying the principle of the invention may be employed, change being rnade as regards the details described, provided the features stated in any of the following claims, or the equivalent of such, be employed.

I, therefore, particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. A crocheted doll house comprising a plurality of walls and :a roof, means to attach said roof to said walls and said walls to one another to form said house, said walls and roof including facing pieces and supporting pieces conforming to the configuration of said walls and roof, said facing pieces being attached to said supporting pieces, and crocheted coverings for said walls and roof conforming to the configuration of said walls and roof attached to said facing pieces.

2. The doll house of claim 1 including a foundation and means on said walls to attach said walls to said foundation.

3. The doll house of claim 1 in which said means to attach said roof to said walls comprises tabs on said supporting pieces.

4. The doll house of claim 1 in which facing pieces are provided for the interior and exterior of said walls and roof.

5. The doll house of claim 1 in which crocheted coverings are provided on the interior and exterior thereof.

6. The doll house of claim 1 in which said coverings are attached by means of an adhesive.

7. The doll house of claim 1 in which said facing pieces are attached to said supporting pieces by an adhesive.

8. The doll house of claim 1 in which said supporting pieces are of relatively sturdy cardboard.

9. The doll house of claim 1 in which adjacent crocheted coverings are sewed together.

10. A crocheted doll house comprising a plurality of walls and 'a roof, means to attach said roof to said walls and walls to one another, said walls and roof each including facing pieces and supporting pieces conforming to the configuration of said walls and roof, said facing pieces being attached to said supporting pieces, crocheted coverings for said walls and roof conforming to the configuration of said walls and roof attached to said facing pieces, and a foundation for said doll house and means on said walls to attach said walls to said foundation, said means to attach said roof to said walls and said walls to one another comprising tabs on said supporting pieces.

11. The doll house of claim 10 in which facing pieces are provided for the interior and exterior of said walls and roof and crocheted coverings are provided on the interior and exterior facing pieces.

12. The doll house of claim 10 in which said supporting pieces are of a relatively sturdy cardboard and adjacent crocheted coverings are sewed together.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,067,923 7/1913 Jefferson W 46--157 1,071,680 9/1913 Allen 46157 X 2,059,964 11/ 1936 Hempstone 46-21 X 2,061,510 11/1936 Drumpelmann 46-21 X 2,501,902 3/1950 Howell 46157 X F, BARRY SHAY, Primary Examiner, 

